Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state B−Casey TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns CCasey TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns

14Patton Township

3Casey Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #513#834 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #337#576 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #479#697 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #447#637 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #416#578 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #447#582 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #462#592

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Patton Township’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Patton Township$900/mo

Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

Casey Township$940/mo

Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Patton TownshipCasey Township

Snow a year18″12″

January low15°F 19°F

July high84°F 88°F

Growing season (days)170d 187d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 51st

Outdoors & history

Patton TownshipCasey Township

Trails7 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.4%0.2%

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—3

Community

Patton TownshipCasey Township

Library hours a week40 hrs 33 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patton TownshipFord County Casey TownshipClark County

Patton Township ↔ Casey Township79 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Patton TownshipCasey Township

People

Population 5,173Highest 3,451Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Highest -12.6%Lowest

Median age 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average 39.6±1.8Highest about the IL average

Casey Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.5%±4.5Highest IL: 21.8%

Casey Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.3%±3.1Lowest IL: 17% 21.4%±3.9Highest IL: 17%

Casey Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.2 IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.6 IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,750±$10kHighest 20% below IL $59,679±$11kLowest 28% below IL

Patton Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,700±$14kLowest 52% below IL $137,300±$27kHighest 48% below IL

Casey Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$203Highest 38% below IL $746±$160Lowest 41% below IL

Patton Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,851Highest 46% below IL $2,621Lowest 51% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±8.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 35.7%±14.5Highest IL: 47.9%

Casey Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.2%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.9%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1969Highest 2 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 5% below IL 28 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9% 8.1%±4.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

Patton Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 22.9%Lowest 27.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Lowest 0.92Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (21%)Casey (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Casey TownshipFew work in Patton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Lowest 9.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #142 of 384 in IL #180 of 384 in IL

School district Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C

High school in town Paxton-Buckley-Loda High SchoolCasey-Westfield Jr/Sr HS

Students per teacherat that high school 11.2Lowest 13.4Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Patton Township vs Casey Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Patton Township places higher on 14 of 19 IL lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

79 miles apart

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